DON HENLEY
End of The Innocence
Little Tin God Lyrics

Little Tin God

A new age is dawningOn fewer than expectedBusiness is usualThat's how the headline readSome shaky modern saviorsHave now been resurrectedIn all this excitementYou may have been misledPeople want a miracleThey say oh lord, can't you see us? We're tryin' to make a livin' down hereAnd keep the children fedBut, from little dark motel roomsTo six flags over jesusHow are the mighty fallenSo the Bible saidYou don't have to pray to a little tin godStep out of the way for a little tin godYou might fear the reaper, you might fear the rodBut you never have to get down on your kneesYou don't have to holler, please, pleaseNo, you never have to get down on your kneesFor a little tin godThe cowboy's name was jingoAnd he knew that there was troubleSo in a blaze of gloryHe rode out of the westNo one was ever certainWhat it was that he was sayin'But they loved it when he told themThey were better than the restBut you don't have to pray for a little tin godStep out of the way for a little tin godYou might hate to system, hate the jobBut you never have to get down on your kneesYou don't have to holler, please, pleaseNo, you never have to get down on your kneesFor a little tin godThrow down a rope from heavenAnd lead the flock to waterThe man in the middle would have you thinkThat you have no other choiceBut to wander in the wildernessOf all the upturned facesIf you stop and listen long enoughYou will hear your own small voiceBut you don't have to pray to a little tin godStep out of the way for a little tin godYou might fear the reaper, fear the rodBut you never have to get down on your kneesYou don't have to holler, please, pleaseNo, you never have to get down on your kneesYou don't have to holler, please, pleaseYou never have to get down on your kneesFor a little tin god